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Retail
Asian Supplier Slump Signals iPhone Sales Dip
January 25, 2016

Apple may soon post its first decline in iPhone sales as the company’s Asian suppliers brace for lower revenues and decreased orders of the device this quarter, Reuters reported late last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Squaring Off, Pairing Up And Buying Out — The Week For First Data, Visa And...
January 25, 2016

American Express — financial services’ resident sick patient these days — managed to capture most of the attention and oxygen in the ecosystem last week. With the sudden and unexpected shuttering of its enterprise growth group, a tough earnings report, fascination with what its share price freefall means and CEO...

Investments
LendUp Raises $150M To Serve Financially Underserved
January 24, 2016

LendUp has raised $150 million in Series B funding to expand its product reach and credit facility. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

New Fleet Card Jumps On Lower Gas Prices
January 23, 2016

CSI global-fleet is adding another commercial card service to the company’s portfolio. Reports on Friday (Jan. 22) said the CSI globalVCard unit is rolling out its Over the Road (OTR) fuel card service for the freight trucking industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Mobile Commerce
The Food Delivery Wars: A Little Bit Of History Repeating?
January 23, 2016

It is surprisingly easy to look down on the reasoning people used in the past while making the exact same errors in judgement, with minor modern upgrades. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Omnicommerce
Power Is In The Eye Of The Omnishopper
January 22, 2016

Having a payments experience that follows the consumer across shopping channels is only as good as the consumer’s ability to buy products that merchants have in stock and can deliver to them. This month’s Vantiv Omnicommerce Tracker explores the role of product inventory management and...

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Not Time To Buy Amex Yet
January 22, 2016

In the wake of American Express’ results, and dour commentary, no one should really be surprised that the stock is down 12 percent in an otherwise lofty rise for the markets as a whole. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Retail
Google Wants To Take Guesswork Out Of Marketing Apps
January 22, 2016

At the dawn of 2016, mobile app developers have a problem that from the outside may not seem like much of a problem. A little under a decade after the iPhone hit the market and kicked off the smartphone revolution, there are an ever increasing number...

Facebook Goes Offline (But Not In That Way)
January 22, 2016

Don’t worry — when we last checked, Facebook hasn’t crashed. The social media titan’s recent moves offline are actually a way of expanding its reach beyond the virtual realm that could have significant impacts on “real world” commerce and socialization.